Here are some recent cases that have come down dealing with Copyright Law.

  1. Virginia Fair Use Case:  (reversing a decision finding fair use in a photo copyright case involving a picture of Washington D.C.).  The Court noted:

“The fair use affirmative defense exists to advance copyright’s purpose of “promot[ing] the Progress of Science and

CASE ACT – Does it make sense?


Congress considers copyright small claims court.

A new bill considers creating a small claims court where filmmakers, photographers, jewelry companies, software designers and other copyright holders can bring their small claims cases.  Will it pass?  Right now (as of January 2020), it appears to be held up by